Karen Bass: “While the nation's homelessness went up 18%, we went down…”

“The city faces an ongoing budget crisis, weighed down by a shaky economy reeling from losses of TV and film production jobs and the Palisades fire disaster. Bass says despite all the challenges, there have been achievements. First of all, the greatest accomplishments. While the nation's homelessness went up 18%, we went down 18%. The fact that our streets were are safer, the fact that now we will have our street lights back on basic city services, those are some accomplishments. Reducing crime to record levels.” (00:54–01:01)

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